Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 64.159

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भगवतो सार्थवाहो हितकरो अप्रमत्तो पुरतो स्थित्व अवच स कृष्णबन्धु ।
शृणोहि तात मम गिरां भाष्यमाणां मा अत्र दोषं प्रजने अप्रसादं ॥ १५९ ॥

bhagavato sārthavāho hitakaro apramatto purato sthitva avaca sa kṛṣṇabandhu |
śṛṇohi tāta mama girāṃ bhāṣyamāṇāṃ mā atra doṣaṃ prajane aprasādaṃ || 159 ||

Then Sarthavaha, Mara’s son, who was well-disposed to the Exalted One, and alert, stood in front of his father and spoke to him. “Listen, father,” said he, “to the words I speak. Do not breed distrustful hate. (159)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (64.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarthavaha, Stha, Tva, Ava, Tata, Asmad, Gir, Gira, Bhashya, Bhashi, Mas, Atra, Dosha, Prajana, Aprasada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.159). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “bhagavato sārthavāho hitakaro apramatto purato sthitva avaca sa kṛṣṇabandhu ”
bhagavato -
sārthavāho* -
sārthavāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hitakaro -
apramatto -
purato -
sthi -
sthā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇabandhu -
kṛṣṇabandhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “śṛṇohi tāta mama girāṃ bhāṣyamāṇāṃ mā atra doṣaṃ prajane aprasādaṃ ”
Cannot analyse śṛṇohi*tā
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
girām -
gir (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhāṣyam -
bhāṣya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhāṣī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āṇā -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√aṇ (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
doṣam -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

doṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prajane -
prajana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
aprasādam -
aprasāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.159

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019